palmer 1
/pah"meuhr, pahl"-/ , n.
1. a pilgrim, esp. of the Middle Ages, who had returned from the Holy Land bearing a palm branch as a token.
2. any religious pilgrim.
3. palmerworm.
v.i.
4. Scot. and North Eng. to wander; go idly from place to place.
[ 1250-1300; ME palmer ( e ) palmer, OF palmier palmarius, special use of L palmarius PALMARY ]
palmer 2
/pah"meuhr/ , n.
a person who palms a card, die, or other object, as in cheating at a game or performing a magic trick.
[ 1665-75; PALM 1 + -ER 1 ]